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Pre School for a Three Year Old??

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My daughter was 3 in Febraury 2008. I live in Texas and our town is offer pre school for 3 year olds next school year 2008-2009. I am a stay at home Mom of her and a 7 month old. I can't decide if I should let her go to school this early or not. I want personal opinions on the subject to help me make a decision. Pleasee Help Me?

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  1. let her go to school it helps with social skills and listening skills just like if she 5 and went kindergarden


  2. My 3 year old son is speech delayed and pre-school probably

    would have helped him so I will be starting him part-time to begin with. You might consider that. It would also give you a little free time with the baby.

  3. Preschool can be great if your child is ready for it. And if you are confident in the quality of the centre and teachers. Just be aware of bullying. I've worked in centres where bullying (emotional) takes place amongst 3 & 4 yr olds. Which is not a good start to the socialisation process.

  4. The only person that can answer this question is YOU!

    Do YOU feel that she is ready?

    Do YOU think she will benefit from it?

    What do YOU think about it?

    answer these questions and then decide... We don't know your daughter therefore we DON'T know if she is ready!

  5. I agree with some of the other postings that you are the only one that can decide whether or not to put you child in school.

    Preschool helps children learn many different skills. Social/Emotional development, literacy skills, communication, play and discovery.

    You might want to try your daughter in just a couple days a week or maybe just a morning or two a week. Remember that if she has separation anxiety and is upset (crying) when you leave this is normal and she will get through it. If you put her is a quality program they will be honest and tell you how long she is upset and you will know by what she tells you at home if she really likes it.

    Good Luck

  6. I have to say...I think it depends on the child and the parent. I have an almost 2 yr. old grandson that I feel needs the socialization with other children his age. He is at home all the time with his stay-at-home dad. I know dad needs some time too. But he is around adults almost all the time. He is now getting onery, gets into everything, doesn't share well...he is actually very smart for his age. I'm not saying he needs to be in preschool or daycare EVERY day but a few hours a week even would give him some social skills and even prepare him a bit more for actual preschool. So....I just think it depends on the child and the parent and what will be best for both. I even suggested to my son inlaw  that he look for a play group or even start one himself. Good luck in what you decide.

  7. I know my three year old has so much to learn, and I want to be sure he learns it, so I'm keeping him home.  Not academics, he's okay with that, but we're still working on following rules and manners and daily routine and stuff, and I feel like any preschool is too many hours a day of too many bad influences.  We do some socialization a few times a week, but I want to keep the best hours of the day for us. Plenty of time for school later.  If we don't get our home life worked out together now, I'm afraid we never will and I'll have a disobedient out of control10 year old.

  8. I was a preschool teacher and  a nanny. Now I am a stay at home mom. I say absolutely not. If you want to put her in next year in a pre-k program that is not curriculum oriented, go for it. It will help her social skills. At three years old, she needs her mommy, and maybe an occasional play date or two! I have seen too many times the effect on these poor babies who get put in preschool too young. It is not developmentally appropriate for them at 3 years old. I am now a stay at home mommy of a soon to be six year old and I did not put her in preschool until she was 4 and only part time (3 hours, 3 days a week). She is a genius and I REALLY wanted some free time for myself (she was driving me up the wall) but after all of my education and experience in early childhood education, I could not do it at the age of 3. PLEASE DONT DO IT!!! I am not knocking mothers who need to put their kids in daycare because they have to work (I completely understand--I'm a single mother) but preschool is not necessary at the age of 3. Take a mother daughter gym class or something together if socialization is what you are looking for!

    Sorry if I was ranting, but I feel very strongly about this!

  9. It is a good idea and give s you time to be with the baby, and your pre school age child will do well and make friends and lean lots of amazing things.

  10. i am a preschool leader from Ireland .

    most of the children in my preschool are 2 years 9 months when they start preschool. This is a great age for a child to start as they learn how to become more independent .

    They also learn how to socialize and develop new skills, before they start Primary School or as you know it Kindergarten at the age of 4years.

    its up to you to decide whether or not your child starts school .

    i felt the same when it came to my own daughter as she was so tiny starting in preschool now i feel it was the best thing for her.

    good luck with what ever you decide.!!

  11. i think you should let her go she'll be ahead of everyone

  12. i was in the same situation a year ago.  my son entered our local headstart preschool....they do a homebased type for 3 yr olds then a classroom based setting fo r4 yr olds.  the program is federally funded and is AWESOME.  you should check and see if theres a HEADSTART in your area.

  13. YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR CHILD IN HEAD START FIRST THAT IS WHAT I DID TO MY KID.

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